Fecal occult blood testing may be suspended up to 5 years after negative colonoscopy

Annual fecal occult blood testing can be safely suspended for up to 5 years after a negative colonoscopy in asymptomatic average-risk patients, reports the most recent issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

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Annual fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is often continued in patients who have had a recent n